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The last few months have seen a slew of UK premieres of previously unseen American musicals, from the massive Dreamgirls, which took
Lettice and Lovage, a light, slight Peter Shaffer comedy from 1987, Â was originally a star vehicle for two veteran actors: Maggie Smith
In an active playwrighting career spanning more than 40 years and 40 original plays or adaptations (most notably of Chekhov), Richard Nelson
West End attendances have continued to show a year-on-year increase in revenues, taking some £644 million last year, with some 14.3 million
Receiving its British premiere nearly 40 years after its Broadway debut in 1978, Ballroom is a fascinating curiosity of a musical. However
Lee Hall’s riotous, abrasive theatrical adaptation of Alan Warner’s novel The Sopranos was a big hit when it premiered at the 2015
Walthamstow’s Ye Olde Rose and Crown continues its tradition of uncovering rarely-seen musical gems with this quietly revelatory production of show that's
On May 11, producer Bill Kenwright returned to the London Palladium. More than 50 years ago, he got his first London job
Drag needn’t be a drag " but it all too often is. It can be a lazy shorthand for highlighting difference, not
Just eight years ago, John Boyega was a budding young British stage actor, playing a small role in Roy Williams' Category B
I’ve previously written about Theatreland’s determined drive to maximise returns. Customers passing through a theatre’s doors are hit by extra charges from
Harvey Virdi’s new show takes a provocative look at the refuge that a drag nightclub plays for young Asian gay men in
In 42nd Street, when Julian Marsh urges understudy Peggy Sawyer to save the show after the leading lady is injured, he says,
Jonathan Larson's Rent is one of the defining musicals of the 1990s. The composer famously died on the eve of its Off-Broadway
Though the title is the cleverest thing about When Harry Met Barry, there’s something charming and disarming about this affectionate story of
I recently wrote about the chorus of one-star reviews for The Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios and The Braille Legacy at Charing Cross
Set design used to be simply referred to as decor. It was not much more than the framework and dressing that the
Everything about the National’s most eagerly anticipated show of the year is super-sized. Even the programme is a glossy, A4 special edition.
It may be stating the obvious, but we have a lot of great theatre happening at the moment. Yes, the last few
The return of Tony Kushner's epic play stars Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane.
Stephen Leask will become the alternate Dewey.
A four-time Olivier winner, Maria Friedman knows how to fill large stages. But the rewards of cabaret are sometimes even greater. Launching
Last week’s opening of Obsession at the Barbican was rough for me: I was mightily relieved that I wasn’t reviewing it myself,
Ivo van Hove opens Obsession with Jude Law, and sets his sights on a new stage adaptation of All About Eve.
The show features music and lyrics by Bob Dylan.
